TEST 1
I.Read the text and answer the questions, choosing the right answer:
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an
enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea
to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years
of age. Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person's life. Very little information
exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to
flower. Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was fortyfive. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became
ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the
Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered
agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has
increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of
animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a
violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass
destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that
a) a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.
b) life on Earth began relatively recently.
c) more is known about the first part of the Earth's life than the middle part.
d) scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth's life.
2. We are informed by the author that
a) the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
b) mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
c) there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles.
d) ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age.
3. The author is mainly interested in
a) the time when man first evolved from apes.
c) what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.
c) the effects of farming.
d) the period before the last Ice Age.
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that
a) man will destroy everything on Earth.
b) man will use up all the fuels.
c) there will be a population explosion.
d) more species of animal may die out.
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5. The author's general view of man seems to be that
a) he has no right to be so destructive.
b) he has been the most successful animal.
c) he will be able to control the environment.
d) he has learned a lot from past mistakes.
II. Choose the right word:
6. We must teach our children to be ________ towards other people.
a) tolerant
b) proud
c) unsympathetic
7. I cannot make out what ________ this horse is.
a) breed
b) race
c) family
8. Remote control is a very useful________ .
a) instrument
b) equipment
c) gadget
9. We enjoyed the comedy very much. It was really________ .
a) dull
b) amusing
c) unreasonable
10. A small pool of dirty water is called a ________ .
a) lake
b) puddle
c) flood
11. Henry is too ________ to buy that expensive dress.
a) stubborn
b) greedy
c) mean
12. When we finished our meal we asked the waiter to bring the ________ .
a) menu
b) account
c) bill
13. She is not only a playwright. She also writes ________ for films.
a) plays
b) scripts
c) books
14. We must be _______ to the teachers that educated us.
a) respectful
b) respectable
c) respective
15. Some modern couples live together without ________ a legal marriage.
a) signing
b) contracting
c) forming
16. He used to ________ through the keyholes.
a) peep
b) peer
c) see
17. He achieved a high position by his ________ mind.
a) shrewd
b) sneaking
c) cunning
18. There has been no ________ of my aunt and uncle.
a) track
b) trace
c) trail
19.The professor must be ________ to teach at a higher institution.
a) approved
b) accepted
c) certified
20. It’s customary to arrange a ________ party before the wedding.
a) bachelor’s
b) widower’s
c) single’s
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III. Choose the right verb form:
We are all searching for ways to improve our lives. I (21)_____ that life in the future will be
much more pleasant than it is today. In the first place, there (22)_____ many improvements
in the field of medicine. Scientists are confident that cures for diseases such as cancer and
AIDS (23)_____. Therefore, the lives of thousands of people (24)_____. Also, new
technological breakthroughs will make our lives easier. Computers (25)_____ to perform
more time-saving functions and new inventions will continue to help us carry out daily tasks
with ease and comfort.
21. a) felt
b) will feel
c) feel
d) am feeling
22. a) will be
b) are
c) would be
d) were
23. a) will find
b) will be found
c) will have found
d) was found
24. a) will be saved b) will save
c) would be saved
d) will have saved
25. a) should
c) will be able
d) ought to
b) mustn’t
Advertising is big business and needs controlling. According to the law, advertisements
(26)_____ to be legal, decent, honest and truthful. Certain things (27)_____ in TV
advertising – showing children doing dangerous things is prohibited. For example, one
advert (28)_____ because it (29)_____ a ten-year-old boy climbing a drainpipe outside his
house.
The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) (30)_____ hundreds of complaints on TV
advertisements every year.
26. a) need
b) dare
c) are able
d) oughtn’t
27. a) are forced
b) are permitted
c) are obliged
d) aren’t allowed
28. a) had banned
b) was banned
c) banned
d) was banning
29. a) had been shown
b) would show
c) was shown
d) showed
30. a) receives
b) received
c) had received
d) was receiving
Today’s children (31)_____ tomorrow’s civilization. Bringing a child into the world today is a
little bit like dropping one into a tiger’s cage. They (32)_____ love and help to make the
world. There are almost as many theories on how to raise a child as there are parents. Some
try to raise children the way they (33)_____ themselves, others attempt to do exactly the
opposite, many hold to an idea that children should just be let grow on their own.
A child is a little bit like a blank slate. If you (34)_____ the wrong things on it, it will say the
wrong things. But, unlike a slate, a child can begin to do the writing; the child tends to write
what (35)_____ already.
31. a) have become
b) had become
c) would become
d) will become
32. a) are needing
b) need
c) needed
d) have needed
33. a) raised
b) had raised
c) have raised
d) were raised
34. a) write
b) will write
c) wrote
d) are written
35. a) is being written
b) have written
c) has been written d) had written
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IV. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word:
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, believed that personality and ___36_____ appearance go
together. Even in our times, researchers have tried to prove that a person’s ___37_____ is
somehow connected with the way they look.
Psychologists often ___38_____ people into two types: those that are short and fat and those who
are tall and thin. People in the first group tend to be shorter than average and as they grow older
they get fatter. Although, in ____39____, these people tend to be cheerful extroverts, their mood
may rapidly change and they become ____40____ and inward-looking. Criminals often
___41_____ into this group and many dictators have also been of the short, ___42_____ type, for
example Nero, Napoleon and Mussolini.
Tall, thin people usually have smallish heads, long noses and bony faces. As far as their
personality is concerned, they tend to be both shy and bad-tempered. They often suffer from
stress and avoid physical ____43____, though if they do take part in sports, they are generally
very good.
36.a) physical
b) mental
c) psychological
37.a) characteristics
b) character
c) appearance
38.a) share
b) cut
c) divide
39.a) generally
b) mainly
c) general
40.a) cheerful
b) depressed
c) joyful
41.a) fall
b) drop
c) appear
42.a) stocky
b) slender
c) slim
43.a) process
b) action
c) activity
V. Find the odd word:
44. Mother said that we would go to the seaside on the following week.
a) the
b) would
c) to
d) on
45. The students greeted all the lecturers who entered into the auditorium.
a) all
b) the
c) into
d) who
46. That people more often learn on their own mistakes than those of others, is through out of
the question.
a) that
b) those
c) through
d) the
47. The young policeman warned the pedestrians to take off the subway.
a) the
b) young
c) off
d) to
48. Do you remember of beating Alex at chess when we were in the Crimea?
a) beating
b) at
c) the
d) of
49. Whenever I hear stories like this I assume so that they have been made up.
a) been
b) that
c) so
d) up
50. Doing something by mistake is quite a different from doing something on purpose.
a) from
b) on
c) by
d) a
51. It took from the police nearly one hour to get the traffic on the move again.
a) from
b) the
c) to
d) on
52. I’m glad you will be able to have put me up when I come to London.
a) up
b) be
c) to
d) have
53. I am basically agree with the rules and regulations set by the government.
a) the
b) set
c) am
d) and
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VI. Choose the grammatically correct sentences:
54. a) I don’t think she can make a cake for us; she isn’t much of a cook.
b) He put aside the book he’d been reading for an hour and leaving the room.
c) I intend to pay you for the work you are going to do.
d) They didn’t let the boy to swim in the lake as it was very cold.
e) Not only did he give us good advice but he also helped us do the work.
55. a) If he were elected president, he would make a lot of changes.
b) I don’t want to go neither to the pictures nor to the museum.
c) Angela was heard to sing in the neighbouring room.
d) The walls in this room shouldn’t have painted in dark colours.
e) No sooner had I asked the question when I regretted.
56. a) I regret to inform you that you have failed your test.
b) That rocking chair is broken; I must have it repaired.
c) Out ran a crowd of children, laughing and talking excitedly.
d) If I were him, I wouldn’t accept the chairman’s offer.
e) Hardly had I left the house than it began to rain.
57. a) You should have locked the door before going out.
b) His remark was so funny that I couldn’t help to laugh.
c) I think that novel must be reading in the original.
d) There gleamed the huge diamond in the crown.
e) The students were heard to discuss the matter loudly.
VII. Choose the correct options:
58. A family ______________ is called a nuclear family.
a)
consisting of two parents
b) that consists of two parents
c)
who consists of two parents
d) which consists of two parents
59. My grandpa went to live in the country _______________.
a)
as soon as he retired
b)
whenever he retired
c)
when he retired
d)
after he retired
60. The Irish speak a variant of the Gaelic language _________________.
a)
what is called Erse
b) which is called Erse
c)
that is called Erse
d) called Erse
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61. British people often shake hands ______________.
a)
though they are being introduced
b)
when being introduced
c)
that they are being introduced
d)
when they are being introduced
62. You have to finish the work in time _______________.
a)
otherwise you’ll be fired
b) for which you’ll be fired
c)
or else you’ll be fired
d) because you’ll be fired
63. Maria had a high temperature; ________________.
a) therefore as she stayed in bed the whole day
b) for consequently she stayed in bed the whole day
c) for that reason she stayed in bed the whole day
d) so she stayed in bed the whole day
64. Spider monkeys are the best climbers in the jungle ________________.
a) despite not having thumbs
b) even though they don’t have thumbs
c) in spite of they do not have thumbs
d) although they do not have thumbs
65. Some parts of your body remain quite active ______________.
a)
despite you go to bed
b) because of you sleep
c)
when you are asleep
d) while you sleep
VIII. Finish the sentences, choosing the right options:
66. Ken denied________________.
a) taking my keys
b) take my wallet
c) that he had taken it
d) to take the laptop
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67. She remembered ________________.
a) buying some coffee
b) buy some vegetables
c) to buy a gift for him
d) she was to buy flowers
68. The young man refused________________.
a) to tell us anything
b) signing the papers
c) to give evidence
d) go there alone
69. Mother reminded me ________________.
a) that I had a meeting
b) if I had a meeting
c) to buy some sugar
d) go there at 6 o’clock
70. Miss Linda offered ________________.
a) me a cup of coffee
b) drinking coffee
c) to help me
d) us have a rest
71. Father warned me ________________.
a) that it was dangerous
b) not to go there
c) to be attentive
d) going there alone
72. Barbara suggested ________________.
a) go to the swimming-pool
b) going to the pictures
c) that we should have a break
d) to have a short break
73. John admitted ________________.
a) taking the money
b) that he had stolen it
c) to break the mirror
d) if he had taken my papers
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74. Nancy insisted ________________.
a) that we should go there
b) to going there alone
c) not stay there
d) on visiting them
75. The customer demanded ________________.
a) that the cheque should be returned
b) seeing the director
c) speak to the manager
d) to see the manager
IX. Choose the correct translations of the given sentence:
76. Գրեգին համարում են քայլող հանրագիտարան:
a) Greg is considered to be a walking encyclopaedia.
b) Greg considered to be a walking encyclopaedia.
c) Greg is considered being a walking encyclopaedia.
d) They consider Greg to be a walking encyclopaedia.
77. Ակնկալվում է, որ յուրաքանչյուր մարդ պետք է օտար լեզու իմանա:
a) Every person is expected know a foreign language.
b) Everybody expected to know a foreign language.
c) Everyone is expected to know a foreign language.
d) They expect every person to know a foreign language.
78. Լսեցին, թե նա ինչպես էր բղավում երեխաների վրա:
a) She was heard shouting at the children.
b) They were heard shouting at the children.
c) They heard her shouting at the children.
d) She was heard to shout at the children.
79. Ոչ ոք չէր հավատում, որ նա հայտնի երաժիշտ կդառնա:
a) He was not believed to become a famous musician.
b) He did not believe anybody to become a famous musician.
c) He is believed by nobody to become a famous musician.
d) Nobody believed him to become a famous musician.
80. Տեսան, թե ինչպես մենք փողոցը հատեցինք սխալ տեղում:
a) We were seen crossing the street in the wrong place.
b) They saw us crossing the street in the wrong place.
c) We were seen to cross the street in the wrong place.
d) We were seen cross the street in the wrong place.
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